4.3% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mollymook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mollymook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mollymook compared to most other areas. Only 51.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This makes the area stand out for its low rate of employment and workforce participation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far below the state average, with only 47.3% of the population employed full-time. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than most similar areas.
51.3% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.6% and accommodation and food services at 14.6%. Retail trade and construction also make up a significant portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers are the most common roles, accounting for 20.1% and 18.6% of workers respectively. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and technicians and trades.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mollymook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12680/mollymook/topic/employment